I wouldnt call Gionta injury prone. Since 05/06, he's played 82, 62, 82, 81, 61, 82. Thats an average of 75 games a season. Hardly injury prone. Guaranteed 20 goal guy. Not worth his salary, but its not THAT ridiculous. $5 mil for what he brings isnt SO crazy that its unmovable.

Gomez .. is the most unmovable contract in the league. Probably EVER. Once they gain that $7.3mil then realize the Markov experiment is over, thats another $5.8mil = $13.1mil = LOTS of room to rebuild.

A core of Price, Subban, Plekanec, Gionta, Cammalleri is a good starting point. Not perfect but its a lot better than some teams.

]]>By: JoelLeafshttp://hockeytraderumors.com/montreal-looking-for-a-d-man/comment-page-1/#comment-352750
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:05:12 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=20160#comment-352750Other than perhaps a small tweak, I doubt anything major happens before the coach goes. Jacques has lost the bench, fans, media, and may soon (or already) loose MGMT. Not a great situation.

Not fully blaming Martin. As Josh pointed out earlier today, this team is inflated by the Halak playoff success and Price's excellent performance last year. With the long term big dollar deals they're committed to, I think it's going to be a long road to recovery.

Biggest problems: Gionta, Cammalleri, Gomez. Suppose to be their froward core, instead they're either perpetually under performing and over injuring. This contract can't be moved (the only team dumb enough to take them on would be Mon… well, nevermind: Gomez), team needs to turn it around, because blowing it up likely won't be an option for at least 3 years.